Lithograph

Title:

The White Mountains, From the Giant's Grave, Near the Mt. Washington House

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.579.10

Creator:

Sprague, Isaac (1811-1895); Bufford, John H.

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph, The White Mountains, From the Giant's Grave, Near the Mt. Washington House, by Isaac Sprague (1811-1895), published and printed by J.H. Bufford's (1851-1864), c. 1850. River in foreground, evergreen trees and birches along bank, left side, valley with mountains in background. Green, grey, and shades of pink on the mountains. Mountains labeled lower margin: "Clay" "Washington" "Monroe" "Franklin" "Pleasant". Also in lower margin, at left, 'Drawn by I. Sprague", and at right, "J. H. Bufford's Lith. Boston." Below, "THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, FROM THE GIANT'S GRAVE, NEAR THE MT. WASHINGTON HOUSE. / Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by Wm. Oakes in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Mass." Lower right corner in pencil handwritten "[bu]". Unframed

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.4 W-16.85 inches

Credit Line:

Found in Collection

Subjects:

White Mountains, Presidential Range, Mount Washington, Mount Clay, Mount Monroe, Mount Franklin, Mount Pleasant, Mount Eisenhower